Storage assembly including a lid with an egress barrier

US6352170B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Paul Winkler Plastics Corp. · US

Inventors

• Dean R. Brown · Lynnwood, US
• James R. Longstreth · Whittier, US
• Paul WINKLER · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 1999
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2002
• Expiry date: Oct 18, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2543/00796
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Lid and container assembly in which lid features and securement strips cooperatively provide the assembly with tamper resistant and tamper indicator features. Specifically, the lid is structured so that one or more simple securement strips, such as adhesive tapes, or even a non-peripherally wrapped shrink band (e.g., one that is wrapped around the assembly from top to bottom), can be used to secure the lid to the container at one or more locations. The securement strip(s) inhibit egress into the container at the taped or secured regions. In the meantime, an egress barrier incorporated into the lid also inhibits egress into the container through untaped or unsecured regions of the assembly. Thus, the assembly is tamper resistant around the entire juncture between the lid and container even though only part of the juncture is covered by the securement strip(s). The combination of the securement strip(s) and egress barrier eliminates the need to use any kind of peripherally-wrapped shrink band to secure the lid to the container.